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Punakaiki Caverns

September 30, 2020 by NZ Filbruns Leave a Comment

When we took our visitors to Pancake Rocks a week ago, we also went to Punakaiki Caverns. This is a cave just down the hill from Pancake Rocks. Gayle and all the children have been there many times, but I had never been inside. It was delightful to be able to go into a cave without a guide and just look around!

Esther is headed into the entrance to the cave, at the base of this cliff.28-IMG_680741-IMG_6808

Going in!49-IMG_680954-IMG_6810

There are several levels to the cave. The boys went up to the upper levels. I did not.

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This is another opening, but to use it as an exit requires climbing up this cliff, then clambering down one equally steep, on the outside!

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I went around this corner, to a lower level. There were a few stalactites here and there, but mostly just damp sandstone.30-IMG_6813

Here are some of the best stalactites.

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Miss Joy thought it was pretty fun to touch the walls and ceiling!53-IMG_6815

Three of our boys headed much deeper into the cave than anyone else. I got pictures from Mr. Diligence’s memory card.

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See Simon’s coat? By the time the three boys emerged, he was completely covered, from head to toe, with that cave-smelling sand. I should have gotten a photo of them when they came out, but I didn’t think of it till after they had scrubbed off in the sea.

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While we were at Punakaiki, we stopped at a gift shop, and this giant croc was there. Miss Joy fit into it!27-IMG_6806

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